Where does “boondock” come from?

boondock (English) comes from Tagalog bundok, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bunduk.

boondock (English): A brushy, rural area or location; A shot that...

Definitions

  1. A brushy, rural area or location; A shot that...

Ancestry of “boondock”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbundokmountain; boondock; large pile, heap, or mount
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*bunduk—

Words derived from “boondock”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bunduk →Every word from Tagalog bundok →