səˈpində noun
( -s )
Etymology: Sanskrit sapiṇḍa, literally, having the same lump, from sa- one and the same (akin to sama same) + piṇḍa lump of rice offered to deceased ancestors; from the fact that the lump is offered to the three nearest ancestors and the crumbs to the next three — more at same
: a person considered in his relation to any of his three or sometimes six nearest lineal male ancestors or descendants