beginnings russian

• исто́к

  source (of a river), headwaters, spring

  origins, roots, beginnings

  outflow, efflux

• заро́дыш

  embryo, foetus

  germ, embryo (of a plant), seedling

  germ, seed, beginnings

• зача́ток

  germ, seed, first beginnings, embryo (figurative)

  rudiment, primordium, undeveloped organ

Examples

• Совреме́нная филосо́фия начина́ется с XIX века.

  Modern philosophy has its beginnings in the 19th century.

• Все начина́ния трудны.

  All beginnings are difficult.

• В его словах есть зачатки здравой мысли.

  There are the beginnings of sound thinking in his words.