Where does “Rastafari” come from?
Rastafari (English) comes from Amharic ራስ ተፈሪ, from Amharic ራስ, from Proto-Semitic raʾš- — head.
Ancestry of “Rastafari”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Amharic | ራስ ተፈሪ | — |
| 2 | Amharic | ራስ | head |
| 3 | Proto-Semitic | raʾš- | head |
Words derived from “Rastafari”