Where does “Rastafari” come from?

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

Rastafari (Indonesian): Rastafari

Definitions

  1. Rastafari

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 →
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