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Where does “rasta” come from?

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

rasta (English): Rastafarian; Diminutive of rastaquouère

Definitions

  1. Rastafarian; Diminutive of rastaquouère

Ancestry of “rasta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishRastafarianAn adherent of Rastafarianism; Of or relating to...
2EnglishRastafari—
3Amharicራስ ተፈሪ—
4Amharicራስhead
5Proto-Semiticraʾš-head

Words derived from “rasta”

  • rasta
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