Where does “rastafari” come from?

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

rastafari (Finnish): Rastafarianism; Rastafarian

Definitions

  1. Rastafarianism; Rastafarian

Ancestry of “rastafari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishRastafariRastafarianism
2Amharicራስ ተፈሪ—
3Amharicራስhead
4Proto-Semiticraʾš-head
Every word from Proto-Semitic raʾš- →Every word from Amharic ራስ →Every word from Amharic ራስ ተፈሪ →