Where does “クイズ番組” come from?

クイズ番組 (Japanese) comes from Japanese クイズ, from English quiz, from English whiz — To make a whirring or hissing sound, similar to...

クイズ番組 (Japanese): quiz show

Definitions

  1. quiz show

Ancestry of “クイズ番組”, step by step

クイズ番組 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese クイズ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseクイズquiz
2EnglishquizAn odd, puzzling or absurd person or thing; A...
3EnglishwhizTo make a whirring or hissing sound, similar to...

via Japanese 番組

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese番組program; programming
2Japaneseばん万 all; 晩 evening; 番 one's turn
Every word from English whiz →Every word from English quiz →Every word from Japanese クイズ →