Where does “на” come from?

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

на (Bulgarian): of, 's; to; of

Definitions

  1. of, 's; to; of

Ancestry of “на”, step by step

на traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bulgarian истина

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianистинаtruth
2Old Church Slavonicистинаtruth
3Proto-Slavic*jьstinatruth
4Proto-Slavicjistъtrue, genuine; same

via Old Church Slavonic на

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicнаonto, on; into, in
2Proto-Slavicnaon; concerning; onto
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “на”

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