nerka/ˈnɜːkə/EtymologyBorrowed from Russian не́рка (nérka) from Finnish nieriä (“arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus”).nerka means A sockeye salmon. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 92 out of 100.nounA sockeye salmon.“This Salmon was a Nerka, and was a tame fish indeed.”