Where does “shkandull” come from?

shkandull (Albanian) comes from Vulgar Latin scandulum, from Latin scandalum, from Ancient Greek σκάνδαλον, from Proto-Indo-European skand- — to jump, go up; to shine, to glow; bright.

shkandull (Albanian): temptation

Definitions

  1. temptation

Ancestry of “shkandull”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinscandulum—
2Latinscandalumtemptation; stumbling block; trap
3Ancient Greekσκάνδαλονtrap, snare; enticement, temptation; offense,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskand-to jump, go up; to shine, to glow; bright
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skand- →Every word from Ancient Greek σκάνδαλον →Every word from Latin scandalum →