Where does “sopupeliskandaali” come from?

sopupeliskandaali (Finnish) comes from Finnish sopupeli, from Finnish sopu, from Finnish sopia, from Proto-Finnic sopidak, from Proto-Finnic sopa, from Proto-Uralic śopa — clothing.

sopupeliskandaali (Finnish): match-fixing scandal

Definitions

  1. match-fixing scandal

Ancestry of “sopupeliskandaali”, step by step

sopupeliskandaali traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sopupeli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsopupelifixed match
2Finnishsopuharmony, concord, agreement
3Finnishsopiato fit; to suit, to be suitable; to comport with,...
4Proto-Finnicsopidakto fit; to suit, to be suitable
5Proto-Finnicsopagarment, piece of clothing; clothes
6Proto-Uralicśopaclothing

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
Every word from Proto-Uralic śopa →Every word from Proto-Finnic sopa →Every word from Proto-Finnic sopidak →