Where does “rastatukka” come from?

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

rastatukka (Finnish): hair with dreadlocks

Definitions

  1. hair with dreadlocks

Ancestry of “rastatukka”, step by step

rastatukka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rasta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrastarasta, Rastafarian; dreadlock
2EnglishRastaRastafari
3EnglishRastafariRastafarianism
4Amharicራስ ተፈሪ—
5Amharicራስhead
6Proto-Semiticraʾš-head

via Finnish tukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtukkahair
2Proto-Finnictukkahair on the head
3Proto-Uralicčukka—
Every word from Proto-Semitic raʾš- →Every word from Amharic ራስ →Every word from Amharic ራስ ተፈሪ →
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