Where does “kendali” come from?

kendali (Malay) comes from Javanese ꦏꦼꦤ꧀ꦝꦭꦶ, from Old Javanese kuṇḍali, from Sanskrit कुण्डल.

Ancestry of “kendali”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦏꦼꦤ꧀ꦝꦭꦶbridle
2Old Javanesekuṇḍalibridle
3Sanskritकुण्डल

Words derived from “kendali

Every word from Sanskrit कुण्डल