1788, dinkie, "neat, trim, dainty, small," from Scottish dialectal dink "finely dressed, trim" (c. 1500), which is of unknown origin. Modern sense of "small, tiny" is by 1859. Related: Dinkiness.
we stayed in a dinky old hotel
what a dinky little hat
dingy
dining
DINK
dink
dinkum
dinky
dinna
dinner
dinnerless
dinosaur
dint