Where does “tejemaneje” come from?

tejemaneje (Spanish) comes from Spanish tejer, from Old Spanish texer.

tejemaneje (Spanish): intrigue, scheme; corruption, graft; fiddle,...

Definitions

  1. intrigue, scheme; corruption, graft; fiddle,...

Ancestry of “tejemaneje”, step by step

tejemaneje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish tejer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtejerto knit; to weave; to spin
2Old Spanishtexer

via Spanish maneje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmaneje
Every word from Old Spanish texerEvery word from Spanish tejer