The story
- Halkomelem · borrowed fromsθəqəy̓
- English todaysockeye
Borrowed from Halkomelem sθəqəy̓, probably meaning red fish.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
sockeye
Today it means: A small salmon with red flesh, Oncorhynchus nerka, found in the coastal waters of the northern Pacific. Full definition →
Halkomelem sθəqəy̓