Where does “rasta” come from?

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

rasta (Finnish): rasta, Rastafarian; dreadlock

Definitions

  1. rasta, Rastafarian; dreadlock

Ancestry of “rasta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishRastaRastafari
2EnglishRastafariRastafarianism
3Amharicራስ ተፈሪ—
4Amharicራስhead
5Proto-Semiticraʾš-head

Words derived from “rasta”

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