Where does “skandaalilehti” come from?

skandaalilehti (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.

skandaalilehti (Finnish): scandal sheet, yellow newspaper

Definitions

  1. scandal sheet, yellow newspaper

Ancestry of “skandaalilehti”, step by step

skandaalilehti 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 Lehti

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