Definition of 元はと言えば (もとはといえば)

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元はと言えば

もとはといえば

motohatoieba

expression
when it comes to the cause, when you get right down to it, as for what started it, as for the reason, originally
Other readings:
もとはと言えば【もとはといえば】
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beginning, former time, origin
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