Origin of the word veranda

Answer 1

Meaning a long balcony or terrace, the origin in uncertain although there is a Hindi word Varanda borrowed from the Portuguese name of the same spelling. Taken by Portuguese navigators during the years of exploration. There is a Spanish word Baranda meaning railing, which may have been adopted from the Latin word Bara meaning barrier or bar

Answer 2

"The word "verandah" is a malformation of the original Sanskrit word that somewhat survives in Bengali. The word is a culmination of two words: "Vahir"( "বাহির" /Outside) and "Andar" ("অন্দর" /inside a room). It means something that is considered outside but situated inside a room (or covered area)."

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Answer 3

Veranda comes from Spain and it is a porch basically.