as a whole Albanians are 'balkanic' like (a very imprecise term, but which corresponds to the local mixture) - some of them, nevertheless, have very 'alpinelike' looks compared to other Balkans people (but it occurs also in other ethnies, at lower level) - Seemingly, Tosks would be more 'alpinelike' when Ghegs would seem at the same time more 'nordic' and more 'dinaric', without speaking of the other lightest components (phenotypically speaking here) - as a whole less pigmented than the Anatolia and even the Caucasus people -
Albanians, especially Geg Albanians have high percent E haplogroup.
In
Kosovo is peak, carriers of
E haplogroup are 45,6%, according Pericic et al (Kosovo Albanians are almost all Geg Albanians).
In Albania
Geg Albanians have 42% E haplogroup according Ferri et al.
Kosovo Albanians have
J2:
17% and
R1b Anatolian/Armenian branch about
20%.
About 82% and more Kosovo Albanians (and all Geg Albanians) have origin from: Egypt/Northern Africa, Middle East and Anatolia/Caucasus.
Kosovo Albanians have 5,3% I1 haplogroup. And Geg Albanians generally (similar for Tosks). They certainly are not Nordic people.
I put fifteen different pictures where someone can see typical Albanians and they are nothing like Nordics. Someone can notices characteristics people of Northern Africa/Middle East/Caucasus, but also, someone can notices Greek, Slavic, and other impacts. But it is only for discussion and researching, and amusement too.
And everyone should respect their origin, someone is from Scandinavia, someone is from Middle East etc.
In the end we are all humans. No one should aspire to be something what he is not.
Of course there are Albanians with blue hair (many with blue eyes but black or brown hair). About 15% Albanians are R1a, I1, I2a or R1b branch Italo/Celtic. Though it is erroneously equate haplogroups with pigment however probability for blue hair is much higher at carrier of I1 or R1a than E or J.
I knew one man Albanian origin with blue hair. I told him he is probably I1 or R1a. And he made YDNA-test, and result is, he is R1a. I don't say, maybe result could be different, but probability is much smaller that as J haplogroup carrier he has blue hair.
