Research indicates that the Uralic languages, including Hungarian, Finnish, and Estonian, originated about 4,500 years ago in northeastern Siberia, specifically Yakutia. This finding arises from genetic analysis of 180 newly sequenced Siberian samples combined with over 1,000 existing samples from across the globe. The study challenges the traditional belief that the Ural Mountains were the birthplace of these languages, presenting a clearer connection to eastward spread and confirming that modern Uralic populations carry ancient genetic markers from this region.
The analysis integrated genetic data on 180 newly sequenced Siberians with more than 1,000 existing samples covering many continents and about 11,000 years of human history.
The study finds the ancestors of present-day Uralic speakers living about 4,500 years ago in northeastern Siberia, within an area now known as Yakutia.
Geographically, it's closer to Alaska or Japan than to Finland, underscoring the eastern origins of Uralic languages which were thought to begin in the Ural Mountains.
The evidence supports the theory that Uralic languages emerged from the east, aligning genetic data with their linguistic expansion.
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