Where does “levélbélyeg” come from?

levélbélyeg (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian bélyeg — postage stamp.

levélbélyeg (Hungarian): postage stamp a small piece of printed paper stuck on an item to be mailed, indicating that postage has been paid

Definitions

  1. postage stamp a small piece of printed paper stuck on an item to be mailed, indicating that postage has been paid

Ancestry of “levélbélyeg”, step by step

levélbélyeg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian bélyeg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbélyegpostage stamp

via Hungarian levél

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianlevélleaf; letter; email
Every word from Hungarian bélyeg
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