Akar NusaAkar Nusa / Family lines / Father line O-M119
Father line O-M119
The seafarers' father line
Age likely 20,000 to 35,000 yearsPassed down father to sonStops 5 on the road
THE ROAD OF THIS LINE. GOLD COUNTRIES ARE WHERE IT IS COMMON. SHAPES ARE SCHEMATIC.
The story
More than 50,000 years ago, a man walked out of Africa. His sons, and their sons, carried the same mark east until the line reached the coasts of southern China. There O-M119 grew, and in time it likely travelled with island peoples to Taiwan, the Philippines and Indonesia. Every father since passed it on. You still carry it.
The road, stop by stop
- East AfricaMore than 50,000 years agoThe father line of almost all men outside Africa leaves Africa.
- South AsiaOn the way eastThe line likely follows the southern coasts of Asia.
- East AsiaTens of thousands of years agoBranch O grows up, today the most common father line from China to Indonesia.
- TaiwanIn later timesO-M119 is common among Taiwan's first peoples and along China's southeast coast.
- MalaysiaTodayYou. Your result on atgc.asia shows how common this line is among the Malaysians we have tested.
Where it is found today
Most common among Taiwan's first peoples, and found along China's southeast coast, in the Philippines and Indonesia.
Most often found in: China, Indonesia, Philippines, Taiwan.
