"ba" meaning in Lithuanian

See ba in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

Forms: bà [canonical]
Etymology: According to Derksen, inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ba (“for”), but Smoczyński thinks that it is borrowed from Belarusian бо (bo) and Polish bo instead Etymology templates: {{yesno|1|i|I}} i, {{glossary|inherited}} inherited, {{inh|lt|ine-bsl-pro|*ba||for|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Balto-Slavic *ba (“for”), {{inh+|lt|ine-bsl-pro|*ba|nocap=1|t=for}} inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ba (“for”), {{bor+|lt|be|бо|nocap=1}} borrowed from Belarusian бо (bo), {{bor|lt|pl|bo}} Polish bo Head templates: {{head|lt|conj|head=bà}} bà
  1. or
    Sense id: en-ba-lt-conj-cXVRejcL
  2. because
    Sense id: en-ba-lt-conj-pRGu7rih
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Lithuanian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Lithuanian entries with incorrect language header: 0 0
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