Where does “нелегально” come from?

нелегально (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.

нелегально (Russian): illegally in a manner contrary to the law

Definitions

  1. illegally in a manner contrary to the law

Ancestry of “нелегально”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European né →Every word from Russian не- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē →