kadangi

Etymology
From an unattested +, the former related to.

Conjunction

 * 1) because, since
 * Kadangi jai patinka filmai, ji perka televizorių.
 * Because she likes films, she's buying a TV.

Usage notes
The main difference between kadangi and nes is that kadangi can begin the first or second clause of a compound sentence, whereas nes is only used in the second clause. Kadangi, however, is still mostly used in the first clause.