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Where does “нелегалка” come from?

нелегалка (Russian) 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.

нелегалка (Russian): female illegal alien, female illegal immigrant

Definitions

  1. female illegal alien, female illegal immigrant

Ancestry of “нелегалка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнелега́л—
2Russianнелега́льный—
3Russianне-un-, non-, in-, im-, ir-, dis-, mis-
4Russianнеnot, no, -n't, without; Idiomatic negative usage;...
5Proto-Slavicnenot
6Proto-Balto-Slavicnē—
7Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no
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