Where does “тушка” come from?

тушка (Russian) comes from Russian ту, from Russian тот, from Old Turkic tod-, from German tōd, from Middle High German tōt, from Old High German tōt, from Proto-West Germanic daud, from Proto-Germanic daudaz.

тушка (Russian): trunk, body, carcass the body of a recently killed animal, typically a small one

Definitions

trunk, body, carcass the body of a recently killed animal, typically a small one

Ancestry of “тушка”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Russian	ту	accusative feminine singular of тот; the sound of...
2	Russian	тот	that, those; the one; the other
3	Old Turkic	tod-	—
4	German	tōd	death
5	Middle High German	tōt	—
6	Old High German	tōt	dead
7	Proto-West Germanic	daud	dead
8	Proto-Germanic	daudaz	dead
9	Proto-Indo-European	dʰowHtós	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós →Every word from Proto-Germanic daudaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic daud →