We have to ask the question: why would a dynastic change cause a change in language? if rule merely shifted from one Urartian family to another shouldn't the language remain Urartian? I don't think it is a coincidence that Armenian was established as an elite language by a dynasty with an
Iranian name, in my humble opinion, that might mean that the proto-Armenians were part of a coalition of Iranian tribes (they weren't descended from Iranians, but rather allied to them) united by
Cyaxares of Media, Armenian itself is a heavily Iranianized language with almost half of its lexicon being of Iranian origin, if we were to connect that with the dilution of steppe admixture, we reach the conclusion that proto-Armenians may have arrived from the southeast of Armenia proper?
[TABLE="class: cms_table"]
[TR]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]M536324[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]I1658[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258, width: 58"]M182163[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258, width: 58"]I1656[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258, width: 19"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259, width: 58"]M930063[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258, width: 58"]RISE423[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258, width: 19"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258, width: 58"]M691697[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258, width: 58"]RISE407[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258, width: 19"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258, width: 58"]Modern[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258, width: 58"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259, width: 116, colspan: 2"]Armenia EBA[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258, width: 116, colspan: 2"]Armenia MLBA[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259, width: 116, colspan: 2"]Armenia MBA[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259, width: 116, colspan: 2"]Armenia LBA[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258, width: 116, colspan: 2"]Armenian[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]Run time[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258, align: right"]8.22[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]Run time[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258, align: right"]8.42[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]Run time[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]6.24[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]Run time[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]3.92[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]Run time[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]S-Indian[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258, align: right"]0.27[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]S-Indian[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]-[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]S-Indian[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]-[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]S-Indian[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]-[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]S-Indian[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258, align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]Baloch[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258, align: right"]25.53[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]Baloch[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258, align: right"]26.71[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]Baloch[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]23.13[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]Baloch[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]28.22[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]Baloch[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258, align: right"]18[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]Caucasian[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258, align: right"]56.75[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]Caucasian[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258, align: right"]42.8[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]Caucasian[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]38.66[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]Caucasian[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]30.75[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]Caucasian[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258, align: right"]57[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]NE-Euro[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258, align: right"]4.79[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]NE-Euro[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258, align: right"]16.99[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]NE-Euro[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]18.57[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]NE-Euro[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]24.77[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]NE-Euro[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258, align: right"]3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]SE-Asian[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]-[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]SE-Asian[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]-[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]SE-Asian[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]-[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]SE-Asian[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]-[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]SE-Asian[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]-[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]Siberian[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]-[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]Siberian[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]-[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]Siberian[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]0.54[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]Siberian[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]-[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]Siberian[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]-[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]NE-Asian[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]-[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]NE-Asian[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]-[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]NE-Asian[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]-[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]NE-Asian[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]-[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]NE-Asian[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]-[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]Papuan[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]-[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]Papuan[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]-[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]Papuan[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]0.92[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]Papuan[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]-[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]Papuan[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]-[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]American[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]-[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]American[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258, align: right"]0.12[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]American[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]1.3[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]American[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]1.54[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258, width: 116, colspan: 2"]American[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]Beringian[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]-[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]Beringian[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]-[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]Beringian[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]0.59[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]Beringian[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]-[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]Beringian[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]-[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]Mediterranean[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258, align: right"]5.88[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]Mediterranean[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258, align: right"]9.14[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]Mediterranean[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]9.34[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]Mediterranean[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]6.98[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]Mediterranean[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258, align: right"]8[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]SW-Asian[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258, align: right"]6.45[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]SW-Asian[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258, align: right"]4.23[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]SW-Asian[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]4.94[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]SW-Asian[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]6.38[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]SW-Asian[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258, align: right"]13[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]San[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]-[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]San[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]-[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]San[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]-[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]San[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]-[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]San[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]-[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]E-African[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]-[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]E-African[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]-[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]E-African[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]-[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]E-African[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]-[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]E-African[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]-[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]Pygmy[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]-[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]Pygmy[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]-[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]Pygmy[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]-[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]Pygmy[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]-[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]Pygmy[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]-[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]W-African[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258, align: right"]0.33[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]W-African[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"]-[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]W-African[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]1.99[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]W-African[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl259"]1.36[/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258"][/TD]
[TD="class: cms_table_xl258, width: 116, colspan: 2"]W-African[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]