root cause

Noun

 * 1)  An initiating cause of a chain of events which leads to an outcome or effect of interest.

Translations

 * Bashkir: төп сәбәп
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ,
 * Georgian: ძირეული მიზეზი
 * German:
 * Italian: causa ultima, causa scatenante
 * Manx: ard-oyr

Verb

 * 1)  To identify the cause of a chain of events which leads to an outcome or effect of interest.