元祖

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 元祖, read がんそ, denotes the person or place that first originated a product, method, or practice.
• Basic usage: It identifies the first shop to sell a product locally and the person who began a family practice.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• The originator of a practice
  • It is the person or place that first began a practice or product and started a later tradition, not merely something old.