In Akkadian and Egyptian, the suffixes appear to be reduced forms of the independent pronouns (see Pronouns); the obvious correspondence between the endings in the two branches has been argued to show that Egyptian and Semitic are closely related.
ɪn ækˈeɪdiən ænd ɪdʒˈɪpʃən, ðə sˈʌfɪksᵻz ɐpˈɪɹ təbi ɹᵻdˈuːst fˈɔːɹmz ʌvðɪ ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt pɹˈoʊnaʊnz sˈiː pɹˈoʊnaʊnz; ðɪ ˈɑːbviəs kˌɔːɹɪspˈɑːndəns bᵻtwˌiːn ðɪ ˈɛndɪŋz ɪnðə tˈuː bɹˈæntʃᵻz hˈæzbiːn ˈɑːɹɡjuːd tə ʃˈoʊ ðæt ɪdʒˈɪpʃən ænd sɛmˈɪɾɪk ɑːɹ klˈoʊsli ɹᵻlˈeɪɾᵻd.