according to a recent study, the ket and other yeniseian people originated likely somewhere near the altai mountains or near lake baikal. many yeniseians got assimilated into today turkic people. it is suggested that the altaians are predominantly of yeniseian origin and closely related to the ket people. other siberian turkic groups have also greatly assimilated yeniseian people. the ket people are also closely related to several native american groups. according to this study, the yeniseians are linked to paleo-eskimo groups.