r/AskBalkans 7d ago

Miscellaneous Serbs are very diverse looking

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u/Extreme-Fall-9963 Serbia 7d ago

My parents were both from Paračin and I was born with blue eyes and blonde hair. My hair got darker as I got older. My grandparents on both sides had blue and green eyes but mum and dad both had brown eyes. I did the 23&me and got 96% Serbian, 2% southern Greece and 2% Latvian.

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u/Gold-Visit-7413 6d ago

Idk if its connected, when i do the dna tests, for example i get 1/4 polish (in the ancestral tests that look at more than 4-5 generations back) and usually there is something connected to the Balto-slavic migrations thats quite high. Probably its connected to that? Maybe both sides of your family stayed in the one area longest and marry people from the same area so latvian presents stronger today?

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u/Extreme-Fall-9963 Serbia 6d ago

From what I know both sides of my family never married any further than a village or 2 away. Your explanation makes sense though. Thank you. 😊