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Where does “taj” come from?

taj (Czech) comes from Czech tát, from Old Czech táti, from Proto-Slavic tàjati.

taj (Czech): secret; second-person singular imperative of tát

Definitions

  1. secret; second-person singular imperative of tát

Ancestry of “taj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechtátto thaw, to melt
2Old Czechtáti—
3Proto-Slavictàjati—
Every word from Proto-Slavic tàjati →