"зашто" meaning in Serbo-Croatian

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Adverb

IPA: /zâʃto/ Forms: за̏што [canonical], zȁšto [romanization]
Etymology: Literally “for what”, from за (“for”) + што̏ (“what”). For the conjunction compare зато што. Etymology templates: {{m|sh|за||for}} за (“for”), {{m|sh|што̏||what}} што̏ (“what”), {{m|sh|зато што}} зато што Head templates: {{sh-adverb|head=за̏што}} за̏што (Latin spelling zȁšto)
  1. why, what for Synonyms (why): што̏
    Sense id: en-зашто-sh-adv-1E9mzYiM Categories (other): Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header: 100 0

Conjunction

IPA: /zâʃto/ Forms: за̏што [canonical], zȁšto [romanization]
Etymology: Literally “for what”, from за (“for”) + што̏ (“what”). For the conjunction compare зато што. Etymology templates: {{m|sh|за||for}} за (“for”), {{m|sh|што̏||what}} што̏ (“what”), {{m|sh|зато што}} зато што Head templates: {{sh-conjunction|head=за̏што}} за̏што (Latin spelling zȁšto)
  1. (archaic) because Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-зашто-sh-conj-pRGu7rih

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