quemar
/keˈmaɾ/ · A2 · verb
to burn
🔥 From Latin cremare, to burn — same root as cremate
Latin cremare gave English cremate and crematorium, and Spanish quemar via a reshaped Vulgar Latin form. Swap the cr- for qu- and the word is nearly the same: cremate → quemar. The tan sense is just skin burned by the sun.