ситник

Already in the XI^st century Old East Slavic ситникъ (sitnikŭ) and ситие (sitie), also сѣтникъ (sětnikŭ), from Proto-Slavic *sitъ. Depending on the etymology of that word, the bread-name is either the same word or rather си́то (síto, “sieve”) +‎ -ник (-nik) because of being a bread made of sifted starch.

• сита́рь m (sitárʹ), сита́ль m (sitálʹ) — obsolete, dialectal
• сито́вина (sitóvina) — was used dialectally for Typha spp.
• сито́вник (sitóvnik) — is now used for Pycreus
• сить f (sitʹ), сыть f (sytʹ) — is now used for Cyperus
• ситня́г (sitnjág) — is now used for Eleocharis; formerly ситня́к (sitnják) also for Scirpus

• IPA^(key): [ˈsʲitʲnʲɪk]

си́тник • (sítnik) m inan (genitive си́тника, nominative plural си́тники, genitive plural си́тников)

1. rush (Juncus of any kind or in general)
2. (obsolete) white bread particularly from wheat

• → Ingrian: siitnikka

си́то (síto) +‎ -ник (-nik).

• сита́рь (sitárʹ)

• IPA^(key): [ˈsʲitʲnʲɪk]

си́тник • (sítnik) m anim (genitive си́тника, nominative plural си́тники, genitive plural си́тников)

1. somebody who works with sieves