Where does “Rastafari” come from?

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

Rastafari (English): Rastafarianism

Definitions

  1. Rastafarianism

Ancestry of “Rastafari”, step by step

Rastafari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Amharic ራስ ተፈሪ

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

via Amharic ተፈሪ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Amharicተፈሪrevered

Words derived from “Rastafari”

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