WACEK, BAŚKA, OTHERS?

Anyone know how the hypocoristic forms Wacek and Baśka became the colloquial way certain body parts are referred to? How far back does this go? Know of any other examples?

I've never heard Baśka as a name of a body part. It must be of regional or even more limited use.

Cinek

It means head or brain, as in "Baśka pracuje" (the brain is working or tckign away).

Maciek - belly (big one)

I think that baśka evolved(?) from word bania. Bania is a different word for głowa (head), because it has similar shape to głowa. Little bania is bańka, and it sounds similar to baśka. Dać komuś z bańki = Dać komus z baśki (hit somebody with your head).

Maybe you could use WAŃKA WSTAŃKA (van-ka ftstan-ka) for your cock, but not sure. WAŃKA is a russian name.

For womens thang you can use KASIA. Like: "Pokaż Kasię!"
Or you can use the word SOWA (sova = owl), you can say CHYBA CI SOWA ZDECH£A, indicating not-so-good smell.

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I dunno...I heard only about ptaszek i gniazdko.. :) I must say I have never heard the name Baśka to be used that way.

The question "when" might be hard to answer.

For "why" these might be the answers:
1) people wanted to avoid using other (let's call them "real") names for some reason?
2) because some people found it funny to call things with these names?