Where do Armenians originally come from?

Most scholars agree that they likely originated in South Eastern Europe, then migrated to the Caucuses where they mixed linguistically, culturally, and/or genetically with various Caucasian groups as well as various other groups that would later conquer what became the Armenian homelands: Persians, Turks, Greeks.

Are Persian and Armenian similar?

Not very related. Persian is an Iranian language, while Armenian is a branch of its own in the Indo-European genealogical tree. Armenian has been subject to massive influences from Iranian languages though, and this might help.

Who are Armenians related to?

Armenians’ relationship to world populations More specifically, Armenians are close to (1) Spaniards, Italians, and Romanians from Europe; (2) Lebanese, Jews, Druze, and Cypriots from the Near East; and (3) Georgians and Abkhazians from the Caucasus (Figure 2b).

When did Armenia separate from Iran?

Since Iran recognized Armenia’s independence on December 25, 1991, the two countries have strengthened their political relationship on many occasions and have committed themselves to realize numerous common projects in the economic field.

Are Turks and Armenians genetically similar?

Genetically Turks are descendants of Anatolian Farmers and Armenians are descendants of Neolithic Caucasus Populations and are overall genetically similar. Culturally Turks and Armenians aren’t very similar , Turks are Muslim and speak a Turkic Language and Armenians are Christian and speak a Indo-European Language .

How many Armenians have blue eyes?

4.1. Eye color prevalence

Country	‘Blue’	‘Brown’
Armenia	3.05 (0.84-7.63)	80.15 (72.29-86.61)
Azerbaijan	6.34 (1.76-15.47)	71.42 (58.65-82.11)
Denmark	59.60 (56.67-63.22)	16.10 (13.87-18.83)
	66.20 (57.89-73.84)	6.20 (2.87-11.45)