He believes that the word Ashkenaz originally comes from Ashguza – the ancient Assyrian and Babylonian name for the Iron Age Eurasian steppeland people, the Scythians.

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Source: Israeli geneticist: Ashkenazi jews come from Turkish villages, not Palestine — Secret History — Sott.net