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ВЕСТИ (СВОЁ) НАЧАЛО от кого-чего VP subj: human ( usu. pi), collect, or abstr pres or past ) (of a family) to originate (in some ancestor or ancestors) (of a phenomenon) to originate (in some phenomenon in the past)

X ведёт (свое) начало от Y-a - X begins (starts) with Y

X derives from Y thing X has its beginning(s) in Y (in refer, to a line of descent only) family X descends from Y family X traces its roots (ancestry) back to Y.