start as

start as something

to begin in some original condition or status. Every forest fire starts as a small spark. The argument started as a small disagreement.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Yachin	-	Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Pompeo	pom-PE-o	Italian
Ursel	-	German
Vendula	-	Czech
Heckie	-	Scottish
Tobias	to-BEE-ahs (German), tə-BIE-əs (English)	Biblical, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek