Proto-Basque: *mune
Meaning: 1 marrow 2 pith 3 brain 4 sap 5 germ, sprout
Bizkaian: muin, muiñ, min 5
Gipuzkoan: muin, muiñ, mun 1, 4
High Navarrese: muin, muiñ 1, 3, 4
Low Navarrese: muin 1, 3, (Garazi) mun 1, 2
Salazarese: muin 1, 2
Lapurdian: muin, mun 1, 4
Baztanese: muiñ 1, 2, 3
Comments: Per Mitxelena (1961) and Trask (1995) this word and *hune (q.v.) are "regional variants" of the same word, and suggest Schuchardt's derivation from Lat. fune- 'rope'. Since both words can coexist in the same dialect (e.g., BZK un 'marrow, pith' vs. muin 'germ, sprout'; SAL un-ak 'brains' vs. muña 'marrow, pith') we think the words are of distinct origin (PSC*hwĭʔnV, *mV̆́ɦnū, resp.), but there has been phonetic and semantic blending.
