meaning of 'but so did'
what does 'but so did' in follow sentence.

Elya went to her father to ask for her hand, but so did Igor Barkov, the pig farmer.

Question

meaning of 'but so did'
what does 'but so did' in follow sentence.

Elya went to her father to ask for her hand, but so did Igor Barkov, the pig farmer.

Answer

but so did Igor Barkov = but Igor Barkov did too.
It is a way of phrasing it with the object at the end of the sentence.