Where does “nứt đố đổ vách” come from?

nứt đố đổ vách (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese đỏ, from French dose, from Latin dosis, from Ancient Greek δόσις, from Ancient Greek δίδωμι, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

Ancestry of “nứt đố đổ vách”, step by step

nứt đố đổ vách traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese đỏ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđỏred; burning; flaring up; lucky; fortunate
2Frenchdoseproportion; dose; first-person singular present...
3Latindosisdose
4Ancient Greekδόσιςgiving, a gift; license, permission; portion
5Ancient GreekδίδωμιI give, present, offer; I grant, allow, permit;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

via Vietnamese nứt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenứtto crack open, to split open

via Vietnamese vách

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseváchwall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃tiEvery word from Ancient Greek δίδωμι