Where does “pwundahk” come from?

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

pwundahk (Mokilese): boondocks

Definitions

  1. boondocks

Ancestry of “pwundahk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishboondocksplural of boondock
2EnglishboondockA brushy, rural area or location; A shot that...
3Tagalogbundokmountain; boondock; large pile, heap, or mount
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*bunduk—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bunduk →Every word from Tagalog bundok →Every word from English boondock →
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