Where does “нелега́л” come from?

нелега́л (Russian) comes 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.

Ancestry of “нелега́л”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Russian	нелега́льный	—
2	Russian	не-	un-, non-, in-, im-, ir-, dis-, mis-
3	Russian	не	not, no, -n't, without; Idiomatic negative usage;...
4	Proto-Slavic	ne	not
5	Proto-Balto-Slavic	nē	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	né	not; no

Words derived from “нелега́л”

нелегалка

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