Where does “rahim” come from?

rahim (Indonesian) comes from Arabic رَحِيم, from Persian جان, from Middle Persian yʾn', from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ — to breathe.

rahim (Indonesian): womb, uterus in female mammals, the organ in which the young are conceived and grow until birth

Definitions

  1. womb, uterus in female mammals, the organ in which the young are conceived and grow until birth

Ancestry of “rahim”, step by step

rahim traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic رَحِيم

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicرَحِيمkind, compassionate; kind, merciful,...
2Persianجانsoul; being; life
3Middle Persianyʾn'
4Proto-Iranian*wyaHnáH
5Proto-Indo-IranianwyaHnás
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe

via Malay rahim

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayrahimwomb; uterus; womb, in female mammals, the organ...
2Arabicرَحِمwomb

Words derived from “rahim

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnásEvery word from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH