Persian: kākā

[desi4life]

What is the etymology of Persian kākā “slave, elder brother”? Is it borrowed from an Indo-Aryan language?

There is a similar word used in Indo-Aryan languages for an older male relative, e.g. Hindi kākā “father’s younger brother, a term of address for elder brother”. Turner derives the Indo-Aryan words from Dravidian:

2998 *kākka 'senior male relative'. [← Drav.: Kan. kakka 'uncle', Tel. kakka 'daddy', Mal. kākke 'mother's brother']

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[desi4life]

Does anyone have any thoughts? @fdb

 

[desi4life]

I wanted to bump this in case it was missed. Is anyone familiar with the etymology?

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[marrish]

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کاکا. (اِ) برادر کلان را گویند. || غلام قدیمی که در خانه پیر شده باشد. (برهان ) (غیاث ) (آنندراج ) (ناظم الاطباء). شیرازیان کاکا سیاه گویند. (آنندراج ). || مرد حبشی . مرد زنگی . || بنده ٔ حبشی نرینه . || شاید از کلمه ٔ کاک بمعنی مرد آمده و آن نشانه ٔ خطاب باشد. || بمزاح ، یک تن از مردم شیراز.
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A rough translation:
kākā. (n.) is said for 'elder brother' || an ancient slave who would reach old age within the household (Burhān) (Ghiyās) (Ānandrāj) (Nāzem-ol-atebbā'). The Shirazis say/are called kākā siyāh {this statement is unclear to me} (Ānandrāj). || An Abyssinian man. A Zanzibari man. || A male Abyssinian slave. || Perhaps came from from the word kāk meaning 'man' who'd be the point of address. || humorously, a representative of the population of Shiraz [...]

|| به هندی عمو باشد که برادر پدر است . (برهان ) (آنندراج ) (ناظم الاطباء). به افغانی هم برادر پدر را گویند. (غیاث ) (آنندراج ). || در تداول مردم شیراز برادر را گویند. (حاشیه ٔ برهان چ معین ).

|| in Hindi it is 'uncle' which is father's brother. (Burhān) (Ānandrāj) (Nāzem-ol-atebbā'). The Afghans say it as well for 'father's brother'. (Ghiyās) (Ānandrāj). || Amongst the natives of Shiraz it's used for 'brother'. (margin of Burhān Ch. Mo'in)