Armeno-Phrygians

The Armeno-Phrygians are a hypothetical people of West Asia (specifically of Asia Minor and the Armenian Highlands) during the Bronze Age, the Bronze Age collapse, and its aftermath. 
They would be the common ancestors of both Phrygians and Proto-Armenians. In turn, Armeno-Phrygians would be the descendants of the Graeco-Phrygians, common ancestors of Greeks, Ancient Macedonians, Phrygians, and also of Armenians. 
The term "Armeno-Phrygian" is also used for a hypothetical language branch, which would include the languages spoken by the Phrygians and the Armenians, and would be a branch of the Indo-European language family, or a sub-branch of either the proposed "Graeco-Armeno-Aryan" or "Armeno-Aryan" branches.
There are two conflicting theories regarding the potential origins of the Armeno-Phrygians:
According to some scholars, there is evidence of language borrowings (Armenisms) from the [[Proto-Armenian]] language into [[Hittite language|Hittite ]] and [[Urartian language|Urartian]], what would prove the presence of Proto-Armenians in the Armenian Highlands, in the lands of [[ancient Armenia]], since at least the end of the 2nd millennium BC.
Criticism.
A number of linguists have rejected a close relationship between Armenian and Phrygian, despite saying that the two languages do share some features. Phrygian is now classified as a [[centum]] language more closely related to Greek than Armenian, whereas Armenian is mostly [[satem]].
Recent research suggests that there is lack of archaeological and genetic evidence for a group from the Balkans entering eastern [[Asia Minor]] or the [[Armenian Highlands]] during or after the Bronze Age Collapse (as was suggested by Diakonoff). 
Some scholars have suggested that the Mushki (whether they were speakers of Armenian or another language) originated in the [[Caucasus region|Caucasus]] region and moved westward.
References.
[[Category:Ancient peoples of Anatolia]]
[[Category:Prehistoric Armenia]]