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The diachronic interpretation of the form əllämʷ is somewhat problematic. The element əllä- may be identified with Gez. ˀəlla (plural form of nota genitivi). Alternatively, one may analyze this form as a reflex of the form ələm ‘all of them’ (going back to PEthS *kʷəll-). The comparison with Zwy. ənnommu is also possible.
In all probability, the element ənnä- in the pleonastic variant ənnällämʷ is also to be compared with Gez. ˀəlla.

This pronoun is structurally and phonetically close to the pronoun of the proximal deixis hulläm, although the diachronic nature of the element o- is unclear.

-i in auslaut is noteworthy (see Bulakh–Kogan 2013b:99).