joust
‘to tilt, encounter on horseback’
Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:
E. ioust, iust, just < O.F. joster ‘to joust, tilt, fight in single combat’ < Vulgar Lat. iuxtare ‘to approach, come together, meet’ < Lat. iuxta ‘beside, next to, very near’ < jaw < yeug- < Tamil okka