Where does “наоколо” come from?

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

наоколо (Bulgarian): around, around here, nearby

Definitions

  1. around, around here, nearby

Ancestry of “наоколо”, step by step

наоколо 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 о́коло

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianо́колоnear, around
Every word from Proto-Slavic jistъEvery word from Proto-Slavic *jьstinaEvery word from Old Church Slavonic истина