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
Ancestry of “tajnovitost”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | tájiti | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | tajiti | to hide, conceal |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | teh₂-y- | to steal |