Words that come from Proto-Semitic “raʾš-”

36 words across 22 languages descend from Proto-Semitic raʾš- — including ras, reis, Rastafari, Rastafarian, Rastafarianism, resh, rasta, ራስ.

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English (7)

Classical Syriac (3)

Amharic (2)

Turkish (2)

Hebrew (2)

Italian (2)

Irish (2)

Swahili (2)

Arabic (1)

Akkadian (1)

Aramaic (1)

Ugaritic (1)

Moabite (1)

Phoenician (1)

Tigrinya (1)

Tigre (1)

Ge'ez (1)

Armenian (1)

Hindi (1)

Persian (1)

Old Armenian (1)

Finnish (1)

Words from Proto-Semitic raʾš- — 36 descendants | Etymology Explorer