Meaning 17.52: because

Semantic field: Cognition
Semantic category: Function word
Borrowed score
Borrowed score

This gives the average borrowed score of all words corresponding to this meaning. The following borrowed scores are assigned to words depending on the degree of likelihood of borrowing:

 
score
1. clearly borrowed
1.00
2. probably borrowed
0.75
3. perhaps borrowed
0.50
4. very little evidence for borrowing
0.25
5. no evidence for borrowing
0.00

:		 0.35
Age score
Age score

This gives the average age score of all words corresponding to this meaning. The following age scores are assigned to words depending on the estaimated age of their age class:

 
score
1. first attested or reconstructed earlier than 1000
1.00
2. earlier than 1500
0.90
3. earlier than 1800
0.80
4. earlier than 1900
0.70
5. earlier than 1950
0.60
6. earlier than 2007
0.50

:		 0.80
Simplicity score
Simplicity score

This gives the average simplicity score of all words corresponding to this meaning. The following simplicity scores are assigned to words depending on their analyzability:

 
score
1. unanalyzable
1.00
2. semi-analyzable
0.75
3. analyzable
0.50

:		 0.84
Counterpart words in the World Loanword Database
Voc. ID Vocabulary Word Form Original Script Borrowed status Borrowed score Age score Simplicity score Source Words
16 Archi daki t’aši 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.50 0.75
6 Tarifiyt Berber puř’ki 1. clearly borrowed 1.00 0.50 1.00
6 Tarifiyt Berber s minzi 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 0.50
6 Tarifiyt Berber l’axat’ā 1. clearly borrowed 1.00 1.00 1.00
15 Bezhta sudƛo nisoda 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.50 0.50
26 Ceq Wong sbap 1. clearly borrowed 1.00 0.50 1.00
sebab ( Malay )
12 Dutch omdat 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.90 0.50
13 English because 1. clearly borrowed 1.00 1.00 0.50
3 Gawwada mekinnate 1. clearly borrowed 1.00 0.70 1.00
31 Gurindji -paju 3. perhaps borrowed 0.50 0.50 1.00
4 Hausa sábòodà 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
30 Hawaiian no 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
39 Hup keyóʔ 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.50 0.50
37 Imbabura Quechua -manta 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
27 Indonesian karena 1. clearly borrowed 1.00 1.00 1.00
27 Indonesian sebab 1. clearly borrowed 1.00 1.00 1.00
27 Indonesian gara-gara 1. clearly borrowed 1.00 0.90 1.00
2 Iraqw gídabá 1. clearly borrowed 1.00 0.50 1.00
21 Japanese kara (2) から 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
38 Kali'na paské 1. clearly borrowed 1.00 0.70 1.00
5 Kanuri nàngàrò 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 0.50
18 Ket -diŋta 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.70 0.75
18 Ket doʁot 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.70 0.75
14 Kildin Saami guejke гуэйкэ 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.50 1.00
10 Lower Sorbian dokulaž 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
28 Malagasy satrìa 1. clearly borrowed 1.00 0.50 1.00
17 Manange 2ta 3pi-tse 3pi 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 0.50
22 Mandarin Chinese yin1wei4 因为 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.50 0.50
41 Mapudungun porke 1. clearly borrowed 1.00 0.80 1.00
11 Old High German wantâ 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
20 Oroqen dʒa:lin 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.50 1.00
35 Otomi ngetho 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.90 1.00
35 Otomi nge'ä 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.90 1.00
34 Q'eqchi' xb’aan naq 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 0.50
8 Romanian pentru că 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.50 0.50
8 Romanian fiindcă 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.50 0.50
36 Saramaccan bíga 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.90 1.00
36 Saramaccan fu dí 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.90 0.50
9 Selice Romani mėrt, mėr 1. clearly borrowed 1.00 0.90 1.00
9 Selice Romani mivėl 1. clearly borrowed 1.00 0.90 1.00
7 Seychelles Creole akoz 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.90 1.00
7 Seychelles Creole parske 4. very little evidence for borrowing 0.25 0.80 1.00
1 Swahili (kwa) sababu 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 0.50
29 Takia =ta=g 4. very little evidence for borrowing 0.25 0.50 0.50
23 Thai phrɔ́ เพราะ 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
23 Thai dûay ด้วย 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
33 Zinacantán Tzotzil k’u ti 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 0.50
33 Zinacantán Tzotzil porke 1. clearly borrowed 1.00 0.90 1.00
24 Vietnamese vì 2. probably borrowed 0.75 1.00 1.00
24 Vietnamese tại (2) 1. clearly borrowed 1.00 1.00 1.00
25 White Hmong vim 1. clearly borrowed 1.00 0.50 1.00
40 Wichí latesej 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.70 1.00
32 Yaqui bwe’ituk 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00