Where does “tajnovitost” come from?

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

tajnovitost (Serbo-Croatian): secrecy, mysteriousness

Definitions

  1. secrecy, mysteriousness

Ancestry of “tajnovitost”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiantájitito conceal, keep secret
2Proto-Slavictajitito hide, conceal
3Proto-Indo-Europeanteh₂-y-to steal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teh₂-y- →Every word from Proto-Slavic tajiti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian tájiti →