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Russian
Etymology
Univerbation of the preposition от (ot, “from, out of”) + чего́ (čevó), genitive singular of что (što).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (phonetic respelling: отчево́)
Adverb
отчего́ • (otčevó)
- (interrogative adverb) why? (from what cause)
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