Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *weḷ-i; Cognate with Malayalam വെള്ളി (veḷḷi), Tamil வெள்ளி (veḷḷi), Kannada ಬೆಳ್ಳಿ (beḷḷi), Telugu వెల్లి (velli).
ബൊള്ളി (boḷḷi) (Kannada spelling ಬೊಳ್ಳಿ)