Where does “tat” come from?

tat (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic tatь, from Proto-Indo-European teh₂tis, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teh₂- — to do something secretly, conceal, thieve.

tat (Serbo-Croatian): thief

Definitions

  1. thief

Ancestry of “tat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavictatьthief
2Proto-Indo-Europeanteh₂tis—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)teh₂-to do something secretly, conceal, thieve
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European teh₂tis →Every word from Proto-Slavic tatь →