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