木きの実みは本もとへ落おつ

expression, nidan verb (upper class) with 'tsu' ending (archaic)

all returns to dust; the fruit of the tree falls to the roots

Archaic proverb meaning everything eventually returns to its origin or source. The literal image is of a tree's fruit falling back to its roots. Rare in modern speech; encountered in classical literature or as a poetic expression.

• 「木きの実みは本もとへ落おつ」ということわざは、万ばん物ぶつは根こん源げんに帰かえるという意い味みだ。

  The proverb 'the fruit of the tree falls to the roots' means that all things return to their origin.