Y-DNA Haplogroup G-M201 questions

[Siegfried]

What is its origin and how did it come to Europe?
Why is it so high in Byelorussia?

[safinator]

It's related with Neolithic expansion, overrepresented in Neolithic sites.

[Siegfried]

It's related with Neolithic expansion, overrepresented in Neolithic sites.

But why is it so high in Byelorussia, Lybia and Turkey? I never thought these three would be connected in great way, but it seems I was wrong.

[safinator]

It's thought it originated in today Turkey then it expanded in all directions.
Etruscans are believed to have been G2.

[Siegfried]

It's thought it originated in today Turkey then it expanded in all directions.
Etruscans are believed to have been G2.

Ok, I see. But why the Byelorussians and not some other groups closer to Turkey (the Balkans for example)?

[safinator]

G2a

In a 2010 study of men from "Belorussia," less than 1% of 196 samples was haplogroup G.[14] A 2005 study had found that 1.5% of 68 Belarussians were G

[safinator]

Eupedia gives 0% of G in Belarus.

[sydvice2]

G2a is georgian

[Kanuni]

But why is it so high in Byelorussia, Lybia and Turkey? I never thought these three would be connected in great way, but it seems I was wrong.

It is not so high.I doubt it is more than 10%.

[UltraCaucasian]

It's thought it originated in today Turkey then it expanded in all directions.
Etruscans are believed to have been G2.

Weren't Etruscans J2 instead?