Givón (1976): "When clitic anaphoric pronouns and/or pronominal agreement are diachronically young, (...) their inmediate source, demonstrative pronouns, is more transparent."

Atzokoan amaitzen genuén gure sarrera esánez ze:

Givón-ek mekanismo horretan [nondik sortzen dirén aditz-konkordantziak kin sujetua] zehazten dú aurreneko urrats bat non tipikoki aurkituko genituzké izenordain demostratiboak.

Eta Givón-ek (1976), beherago, gaineratzen du ze:

When clitic anaphoric pronouns and/or pronominal agreement are diachronically young, their etymological link to independent pronouns and their inmediate source, demonstrative pronouns, is more transparent. [Givón, 1976]

Esan nahi baita ze, lehenengo begiratu batean bederen, bilatu beharko genuké aditz kokordantzien jatorria an erakusle zaharrak. Edo, bestela esanda, printzipioz espero genuke aurkítzea erakusle zaharrak azpi aditz-konkordantzia tipikoki higatu horiek.