Where does “vakoiluskandaali” come from?

vakoiluskandaali (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.

vakoiluskandaali (Finnish): spying scandal

Definitions

  1. spying scandal

Ancestry of “vakoiluskandaali”, step by step

vakoiluskandaali 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 vakoilu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvakoiluespionage, spying
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skand- →Every word from Ancient Greek σκάνδαλον →Every word from Ecclesiastical Latin scandalum →