Where does “тать” come from?

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

тать (Ukrainian): thief

Definitions

  1. thief

Ancestry of “тать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicтатьthief
2Proto-Slavictatьthief
3Proto-Indo-Europeanteh₂tis—
4Proto-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 →