Where does “rastafári” come from?

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

rastafári (Portuguese): Rastafarian

Definitions

  1. Rastafarian

Ancestry of “rastafári”, step by step

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

Words derived from “rastafári”

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