passed on from ancestors; handed down from generation to generation
ancestor; ancestry; forefathers; progenitor; forebears; root
motherland; one's country; homeland; native land; fatherland
former residence; one's original home
father's mother; paternal grandmother
father's father; paternal grandfather
ancestral hometown; original domicile (and civil registration)
ancestry; lineage; pedigree; also written 祖係|祖系
proto-language; parent language (linguistics)
ancestors; forefathers; ancestry
dinosaur ancestor of birds
aunt; father's father's sister; great aunt
people of one's grandparents' generation
dinosaur ancestors of birds
for generations; from generation to generation
deceased grandfather; ancestry
grandfather's younger brother
divine ancester; patron saint
primogenitor; founder of a school or trade
(polite) my paternal grandfather
great-grandfather (father of one's paternal grandfather)
ancestor worship; to offer sacrifices to one's ancestors
many generations of ancestors
the earliest ancestor; originator (of a tradition, school of thought etc)
wife of paternal grandfather's younger brother
mother's mother; maternal grandmother
maternal grandfather (i.e. mother's father)
father's father's mother; paternal great-grandmother
father's father's father; paternal great-grandfather
aunt; father's father's brother's wife; great aunt
uncle; father's father's brother; great uncle
to bring honor to one's ancestors
vuvuzela (horn blown by sports fans)
founding master of a monastery; founder; originator
great-grandmother (mother's grandmother)
great-grandfather (mother's grandfather)