Where does “истина” come from?
истина (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic истина, from Proto-Slavic *jьstina, from Proto-Slavic jistъ — true, genuine; same.
Ancestry of “истина”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | истина | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | *jьstina | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | jistъ | true, genuine; same |