Where does “penedamäk” come from?

penedamäk (Volapük) comes from Volapük pened, from Volapük pen — pen.

penedamäk (Volapük): postage stamp

Definitions

  1. postage stamp

Ancestry of “penedamäk”, step by step

penedamäk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Volapük pened

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Volapükpenedletter
2Volapükpenpen

via Volapük mäk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Volapükmäkmark
Every word from Volapük pen →Every word from Volapük pened →