Where does “нагоре” come from?

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

нагоре (Bulgarian): up, upwards

Definitions

  1. up, upwards

Ancestry of “нагоре”, step by step

нагоре traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bulgarian на

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianнаof, 's; to; of
2Bulgarianистинаtruth
3Old Church Slavonicистинаtruth
4Proto-Slavic*jьstinatruth
5Proto-Slavicjistъtrue, genuine; same

via Russian го́ре

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianго́реgrief, distress, sadness
2Proto-Slavicgořegrief, suffering
Every word from Proto-Slavic jistъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic *jьstina →Every word from Old Church Slavonic истина →