JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<div id="bar">
<div>
<div id="foo">
<div id="foo1">
<div id="foo2"></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
JavaScript
(function($) {
$.fn.parentNth = function(n) {
var el = $(this);
for(var i = 0; i < n; i++)
el = el.parent();
return el;
};
})(jQuery);
alert($("#foo").parentNth(2).attr("id"));