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.

нелега́л (Russian): illegal alien, illegal immigrant person within a state without authorization

Definitions

  1. illegal alien, illegal immigrant person within a state without authorization

Ancestry of “нелега́л”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнелега́льныйillegal contrary to or forbidden by law
2Russianне-un-, non-, in-, im-, ir-, dis-, mis-
3Russianнеnot, no, -n't, without; Idiomatic negative usage;...
4Proto-Slavicnenot
5Proto-Balto-Slavicnēnot
6Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no

Words derived from “нелега́л”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European né →Every word from Russian не- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē →