Where does “skandaalijuttu” come from?

skandaalijuttu (Finnish) comes from Finnish skandaali, from Ecclesiastical Latin scandalum, from Ancient Greek σκάνδαλον, from Proto-Indo-European skand- — to jump, go up; to shine, to glow; bright.

skandaalijuttu (Finnish): scandal story

Definitions

  1. scandal story

Ancestry of “skandaalijuttu”, step by step

skandaalijuttu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish skandaali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishskandaaliscandal
2Ecclesiastical Latinscandalumthat on which one trips, cause of offense;...
3Ancient Greekσκάνδαλονtrap, snare; enticement, temptation; offense,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskand-to jump, go up; to shine, to glow; bright

via Finnish juttu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjuttutalk; tale; anecdote
2Proto-Finnicjuttutalk
3Proto-Finno-Ugricjukta-to tell
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skand- →Every word from Ancient Greek σκάνδαλον →Every word from Ecclesiastical Latin scandalum →