Where does “skandaalinkäry” come from?

skandaalinkäry (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.

skandaalinkäry (Finnish): smell of a scandal, scent of a scandal

Definitions

  1. smell of a scandal, scent of a scandal

Ancestry of “skandaalinkäry”, step by step

skandaalinkäry 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 käry

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkärythe smell of burning; the act of someone being...
2Finnishkäristäto crackle; Indicative present connegative form...
3Finnish-istaForms frequentative verbs

Words derived from “skandaalinkäry

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skand-Every word from Ancient Greek σκάνδαλονEvery word from Ecclesiastical Latin scandalum
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