Where does “натам” come from?

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

натам (Bulgarian): that way, in that direction, thither

Definitions

  1. that way, in that direction, thither

Ancestry of “натам”, step by step

натам 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 там

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianтамthere
2Old Church Slavonicтамоthere; thereto
3Proto-Slavictamothere; thereto
Every word from Proto-Slavic jistъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic *jьstina →Every word from Old Church Slavonic истина →