| Subject | English | Russian |
| inf. | know the origin/source of something | знать, откуда ноги растут (e.g. rumors VLZ_58) |
| law, copyr. | single source of origin | один источник (происхождения Leonid Dzhepko) |
| oil | source of oil origin | источник происхождения нефти |
| Makarov. | source of origin | источник происхождения |
| hist. | source of private origin | источник личного происхождения (policy on donations of local primary sources of private origin – Kildare Library and Arts Service Headquarters Tamerlane) |