Where does “истина” come from?

истина (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic истина, from Proto-Slavic *jьstina, from Proto-Slavic jistъ — true, genuine; same.

истина (Bulgarian): truth

Definitions

  1. truth

Ancestry of “истина”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicистинаtruth
2Proto-Slavic*jьstinatruth
3Proto-Slavicjistъtrue, genuine; same

Words derived from “истина”

Every word from Proto-Slavic jistъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic *jьstina →Every word from Old Church Slavonic истина →