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Where does “затајити” come from?

затајити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian zatajiti, from Serbo-Croatian tajiti, from Proto-Slavic tajiti, from Proto-Indo-European teh₂-y- — to steal.

затајити (Serbo-Croatian): to suppress, keep secret, hush up; to conceal,...

Definitions

  1. to suppress, keep secret, hush up; to conceal,...

Ancestry of “затајити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzatajitito suppress, curb; to conceal, hide, hush up; to...
2Serbo-Croatiantajitito conceal, keep secret
3Proto-Slavictajitito hide, conceal
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteh₂-y-to steal
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