tupuna

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Māori tupunabor. English tupuna Borrowed from Māori tupuna.

1. An ancestor, especially a grandparent, in Maori culture.

   “[…] tupunas are there, beside us, in the rain, and when the sun comes busting out.”

   “We have carved the journeys of the adventures of our tūpuna, who were true navigators—venturing into the unknown—sailing towards the sun.”