Where does “skandaalilehdistö” come from?

skandaalilehdistö (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.

skandaalilehdistö (Finnish): yellow press

Definitions

  1. yellow press

Ancestry of “skandaalilehdistö”, step by step

skandaalilehdistö 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 lehdistö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishlehdistöThe press
2FinnishLehtileaf part of a plant
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*lehti—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skand- →Every word from Ancient Greek σκάνδαλον →Every word from Ecclesiastical Latin scandalum →