Where does “ravioli” come from?

ravioli (Finnish) comes from Italian ravioli, from Italian raviolo, from Italian raviola, from Italian rava, from Dutch ravelen — confuse, entangle; to tangle, fray out, unweave.

ravioli (Finnish): raviolo type of Italian pasta and dish

Definitions

  1. raviolo type of Italian pasta and dish

Ancestry of “ravioli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianravioliplural of raviolo
2Italianravioloa raviolo
3Italianraviola—
4Italianrava—
5Dutchravelenconfuse, entangle; to tangle, fray out, unweave
Every word from Dutch ravelen →Every word from Italian rava →Every word from Italian raviola →