Where does “накъде” come from?

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

накъде (Bulgarian): whither, to where

Definitions

  1. whither, to where

Ancestry of “накъде”, step by step

накъде 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 Bulgarian къде́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianкъде́where
Every word from Proto-Slavic jistъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic *jьstina →Every word from Old Church Slavonic истина →