Where does “Lá cờ lấp lánh ánh sao” come from?

Lá cờ lấp lánh ánh sao (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese ánh sao, from Vietnamese ảnh, from Proto-Vietic ʔɛːŋ — elder brother.

Lá cờ lấp lánh ánh sao (Vietnamese): The Star-Spangled Banner, the national anthem of the United States

Definitions

  1. The Star-Spangled Banner, the national anthem of the United States

Ancestry of “Lá cờ lấp lánh ánh sao”, step by step

Lá cờ lấp lánh ánh sao traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese ánh sao

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseánh saostarlight
2Vietnameseảnhimage; reflection; photograph; picture; he; him
3Proto-Vieticʔɛːŋelder brother

via Vietnamese lá cờ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselá cờ—

via Vietnamese lấp lánh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselấp lánhto sparkle; to twinkle
Every word from Proto-Vietic ʔɛːŋ →Every word from Vietnamese ảnh →Every word from Vietnamese ánh sao →