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Where does “ራስ” come from?

ራስ (Amharic) comes from Proto-Semitic raʾš- — head.

ራስ (Amharic): head

Definitions

  1. head

Ancestry of “ራስ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semiticraʾš-head

Words derived from “ራስ”

  • ras
  • Rastafari
  • Rastafarian
  • Rastafarianism
  • rasta
  • ras
  • rasta
  • Rastafárach
  • Rastafáraí
  • ራስ ተፈሪ
Every word from Proto-Semitic raʾš- →