Where does “nerka” come from?

nerka (Polish) comes from Polish nera, from Middle Low German nēre, from Proto-West Germanic *neurō, from Proto-Germanic neurô, from Proto-Indo-European negʷʰrós — kidney.

nerka (Polish): kidney; kidney dish, emesis basin; fanny pack,...

Definitions

  1. kidney; kidney dish, emesis basin; fanny pack,...

Ancestry of “nerka”, step by step

nerka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish nera

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishneraAugmentative of nerka
2Middle Low Germannēre—
3Proto-West Germanic*neurō—
4Proto-Germanicneurôkidney; testicle
5Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷʰróskidney

via Russian не́рка

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianне́ркаsockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka)
2FinnishnieriäArctic char

Words derived from “nerka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷʰrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic neurô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *neurō →