Where does “тать” come from?

тать (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic тать, from Proto-Slavic tatь, from Proto-Indo-European teh₂tis, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teh₂- — to do something secretly, conceal, thieve.

тать (Russian): thief

Definitions

  1. thief

Ancestry of “тать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicтать—
2Proto-Slavictatьthief
3Proto-Indo-Europeanteh₂tis—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)teh₂-to do something secretly, conceal, thieve

Words derived from “тать”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European teh₂tis →Every word from Proto-Slavic tatь →