Where does “nielegał” come from?
nielegał (Polish) comes from Russian нелега́л, from Russian нелега́льный, from Russian не-, from Russian не, from Proto-Slavic ne, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē, from Proto-Indo-European né — not; no.
nielegał (Polish): illegal
Definitions
- illegal
Ancestry of “nielegał”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | нелега́л | illegal alien, illegal immigrant person within a state without authorization |
| 2 | Russian | нелега́льный | illegal contrary to or forbidden by law |
| 3 | Russian | не- | un-, non-, in-, im-, ir-, dis-, mis- |
| 4 | Russian | не | not, no, -n't, without; Idiomatic negative usage;... |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | ne | not |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | nē | not |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | né | not; no |