My husband’s family came straight from Italy, his grandparents immigrated from Naples and Rome in the 20s.
When my husband had his DNA done a few years ago, it showed a good percentage of his DNA came from the Balkans. He had no idea - but who knows, people migrated all over the place.
I suggested we visit the Balkans if possible to check it out.
A lot of people went from Albania to Italy in the Middle Ages.
It was typical to find Balkan people in the ranks of the condotierri. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratioti
Probably due to the various ethnic groups in the Balkans not always getting along, with Italy a boat ride away.