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means A Polynesian concept of spiritual power or prestige inherent in a person, object, or place — borrowed into English and, later, gaming, as the magical 'fuel' you spend to cast spells.

from From Polynesian languages (such as Maori and Hawaiian), where mana denotes a sacred, binding force — authority, effectiveness, and power woven into one idea, carried by chiefs, objects, and ancestors alike. Anthropologists in the 1800s borrowed the word to discuss comparative religion, which eventually carried it into Western pop culture — and from there into fantasy fiction and tabletop games, where by the late 20th century it had been flattened into a simple spell-point currency, a far narrower thing than the original concept of lived, relational power.