how do armenians have greek blood is this normal?

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im armenian and my 23andme says i have greek and balkan and cypriot ancestry also on tge internet many armenians that took dna tests have greek ancestry/blood how is this and is this normal if you are armenian

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are armenians similar to greeks

tham153 · Answer

Greece and Armenia maintained friendly relations until the Ottomans overran Greece.  Armenia was the first nation to adapt Christianity, and as Greece converted, were especially close.  Quite likely there would have been intermarriage.   Cyprus is basically Greek.
Armenian brandies (Naiidi, etc) are a heck of a lot better than Greek Ouzo!

Trilobiteme · Answer

The Ancient Greeks conquer the east to the Indus  I don't no if they were in the black sea area or the cacauas

Maxi · Answer

You need to read and understand what DNA testing really does, it doesn't tell you that at all, have 6 tests and you will get 6 different  results as it is about a product sold to entertain you based only on what the limited DNA they have on their database that day

Anonymous · Answer

"23andme says i have greek and balkan and cypriot ancestry"

If they word it like that, they are lying.

What they found is that you have (distant) cousins who happen to be greek, balkanese or cypriot - and present in their company's database

All it takes is a shared ancestor

how do armenians have greek blood is this normal?

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