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Where does “Rastafárach” come from?

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

Rastafárach (Irish): Rastafarian

Definitions

  1. Rastafarian

Ancestry of “Rastafárach”, step by step

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