From Proto-Slavic *tatьba. Morphologically equivalent to тат (tat, “thief”) (dialectal) + -ба (-ba).
та́тба • (tátba) f
- (dialectal, dated) theft, thievery
- Synonym: (standard) кра́жба (krážba)
- Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “тат”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 833: Произв. та́тба ‘кражба’