Dinarid
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- Ethnic group
- Herzegovinan Croat
- Y-DNA haplogroup
- I2a1b – Dinaric
- mtDNA haplogroup
- H1
Much has been written on the haplogroups present in Ashkenazi Jews, as well as their autosomal DNA. In terms of autosomal DNA, Ashkenazi Jews are frequently presented as similar to Italians. This is despite their Middle Eastern roots. This study, from 2014, placed Ashkenazi Jews within a "Southeastern European" group, more specific than just the southern part of Europe. This makes me wonder about a possible Balkan origin. It seems as though Ashkenazi E1b1b came from the Middle East, but I'm wondering about further research among this Y-DNA haplogroup which is so common among Ashkenazi men. Haplogroup G among Ashkenazi men is found in different branches, and these could easily be from Europe, the Caucasus, or Central Asia, probably all. As you can see here on Eupedia, Ashkenazi J-M67 (a branch of J2) is closest to European branches of J2. Ashkenazi J1 lineages are clearly Middle Eastern. I won't rule out a Middle Eastern origin for Ashkenazi J2, but perhaps it just may have an East Mediterranean origin near the Balkans, and is thus related to the "Southeastern European" autosomal proximity of Ashkenazi Jews.