Inherited from Ottoman Turkish كوندرمك (göndermek, “to send, dispatch”), from Old Anatolian Turkish كوندرمك (göndermek, göndürmek, “to send”), from Proto-Turkic *köndger- (“to straighten”), a derivation from Proto-Turkic *kön- (“to become straight”). Cognate with Azerbaijani göndərmək and Turkmen göndermek.