Where does “hajzlbába” come from?

hajzlbába (Czech) comes from Czech bába, from Old Czech [[bába]], [[baba]], from Proto-Slavic baba, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀbāˀ — old woman.

hajzlbába (Czech): bathroom attendant (a woman who works in a public bathroom)

Definitions

  1. bathroom attendant (a woman who works in a public bathroom)

Ancestry of “hajzlbába”, step by step

hajzlbába traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech bába

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechbábaAn old woman, a crone
2Old Czech[[bába]], [[baba]]—
3Proto-Slavicbabaold woman; grandmother; midwife
4Proto-Balto-Slavicbā́ˀbāˀold woman

via Czech hajzl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechhajzltoilet; an ass
2Austrian GermanHäuseltoilet
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀbāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic baba →Every word from Old Czech [[bába]], [[baba]] →