Comparative evidence

h₂engʷ, h₃engʷ

• OInd. añj- 'anoint' (Whitney 1885: 2); 'apply an ointment', 'apply a pigment', 'smear' (with); 'decorate', 'prepare'; 'honour', 'celebrate'; 'cause to appear', 'make clear', 'distinguish', 'represent'; 'be beautiful'; 'go' (MW: 11)

References

MW = Monier-Williams, M. 1899. A Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Clarendon Press.
Whitney 1885 = Whitney W. D. 1885. The roots, verb forms and primary derivatives of the Sanskrit language. A supplement to his Sanskrit grammar. Leipzig.