çekim: karşılaştırma velvollisempi · üstünlük velvollisin
köken: From vel(v)o(i)- (“debt”) (weak plural stem) + -llinen, with -v- as an archaic weak grade of -k-. Compare velvoittaa (“to oblige”) and later velallinen (“debtor”).
Of unclear and disputed origin, it is likely that it was derived from an exonym from neighboring groups to the north, such as Hausa, Fulani, or Bariba. Various implausible etymologies have been proposed, often used to insult the Yoruba people or support supposed Middle Eastern or Jewish origins of the Yoruba people. What is certain is that the term was used originally in reference to only the…