Where does “Rasta” come from?

Rasta (English) comes from English Rastafari, from Amharic ራስ ተፈሪ, from Amharic ራስ, from Proto-Semitic raʾš- — head.

Rasta (English): Rastafari

Definitions

  1. Rastafari

Ancestry of “Rasta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishRastafariRastafarianism
2Amharicራስ ተፈሪ—
3Amharicራስhead
4Proto-Semiticraʾš-head

Words derived from “Rasta”

Every word from Proto-Semitic raʾš- →Every word from Amharic ራስ →Every word from Amharic ራስ ተፈሪ →