Where does “boondocks” come from?

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

boondocks (English): plural of boondock

Definitions

  1. plural of boondock

Ancestry of “boondocks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishboondockA brushy, rural area or location; A shot that...
2Tagalogbundokmountain; boondock; large pile, heap, or mount
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*bunduk—

Words derived from “boondocks”

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