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English word winky comes from English -y, English wink
-y (English)
Forming abstract nouns denoting a state, condition, or quality.. Used in the name of some locations which end in -ia in Latin. Forming diminutive nouns. Also used for familiar and pet names as a term of endearment. Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives meaning “having the quality of”.. Added to verbs to form adjectives meaning "inclined to".
wink (English)
(Chiefly British) Periwinkle. A disc used in the game of tiddlywinks. A brief period of sleep; especially forty winks.. A brief time; an instant.. A subtle allusion.. An act of winking (a blinking of only one eye), or a message sent by winking.. The smallest possible amount. (intransitive) To close one's eyes quickly and involuntarily; to blink.. (intransitive) To close one's eyes.. [...]
winky (English)
Tending to wink; winking (slang) the penis.. An emoticon or smiley that shows a winking face.