PROTO: *mune
MEANING: 1 marrow 2 pith 3 brain 4 sap 5 germ, sprout
BZK: muin, muiñ, min 5
GIP: muin, muiñ, mun 1, 4
ANV: muin, muiñ 1, 3, 4
BNV: muin 1, 3, (Garazi) mun 1, 2
SAL: muin 1, 2
LAB: muin, mun 1, 4
BZT: 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.
