Where does “первопричина” come from?

первопричина (Russian) comes from Russian причи́на, from Proto-Slavic *pričina — cause, reason.

первопричина (Russian): original / initial chaos, the beginning

Definitions

  1. original / initial chaos, the beginning

Ancestry of “первопричина”, step by step

первопричина traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian причи́на

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпричи́наcause (source or reason of an event or action)
2Proto-Slavic*pričinacause, reason

via Russian пе́рвый

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпе́рвыйfirst
Every word from Proto-Slavic *pričina →Every word from Russian причи́на →