Where does “Rahim” come from?

Rahim is an Arabic word, رَحِيم, whose meaning in English contexts remains unattested in available etymological sources.

Ancestry of “Rahim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicرَحِيمkind, compassionate; kind, merciful,...
2Persianجانsoul; being; life
3Middle Persianyʾn'—
4Proto-Iranian*wyaHnáH—
5Proto-Indo-IranianwyaHnás—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás →Every word from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH →