Editing Veranda (section)

== Etymology ==
''Veranda'', as used in the United Kingdom and France, was brought by the British from India ({{langx|hi|बरामदा}}, {{langx|ur|برآمدہ}}). While the exact origin of the word is unknown, scholars suggest that the word may have originated in India or may have been adopted from the [[Portuguese India|Portuguese]]{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}} and spread further to the British and French colonists.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Burnell |first1=A. C. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Mnl0DwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Veranda%22+etymology&pg=PR22 |title=Hobson-Jobson: Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words And Phrases |last2=Yule |first2=Henry |date=2018-10-24 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-136-60331-0 |language=en}}</ref> Ancient and medieval Indian texts on domestic architecture like [[Vastu shastra]] uses the word ''"Alinda"'' for this architectural feature.<ref name="auto">{{cite book |last1=Chakrabarti |first1=Vibhuti |title=Indian Architectural Theory and Practice: Contemporary Uses of Vastu Vidya |date=11 January 2013 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-136-77882-7 |page=156 |language=en}}</ref>