Where does “رحیم” come from?
رحیم (Urdu) comes from Classical Persian رَحِیم, from Arabic رَحِيم, from Persian جان, from Middle Persian yʾn', from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑.
رحیم (Urdu): very merciful
Ancestry of “رحیم”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Classical Persian | رَحِیم | — |
| 2 | Arabic | رَحِيم | kind, compassionate; kind, merciful,... |
| 3 | Persian | جان | soul; being; life |
| 4 | Middle Persian | yʾn' | — |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | *wyaHnáH | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wyaHnás | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enh₁‑ | — |